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BooK
<p>Back in 1994, I didn't have a nickname, like
the others in my engineering school. I felt I had to
have one, to sign my articles in the school paper.
Plus it was cool to have one.</p>
<p>Since I loved books, and had grown a rather long
goatee beard, I chose "BooK" (capital "B", capital
"K"), whith the following explanation: "<i>En anglais
ša se prononce 'bouc', et en franšais ša veut dire
livre.</i>". Which you could translate as: "<i>In
English it pronounces 'bouc' (goatee in English), and
in French, it means 'book'</i>".</p>
<p>Naturally, the goatee didn't last, since several
girlfriends had me cut it and not grow it back.
But most of my friends know me by this name, and I am
quite used to it.<p>
<p>I just have to be quick when a new online service
opens, to be the first one to registrer my nick.
This is the reason why I wish I had chosen a less
common word for a handle!</p>
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